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Florida's New Crop: Is Water Farming For You?
Author(s) -
Diffenderfer Michelle,
Rossmell Kathryn B.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.5942/jawwa.2013.105.0171
Subject(s) - agriculture , business , flooding (psychology) , government (linguistics) , environmental science , water flow , farm water , water resource management , water use , water resources , water conservation , environmental engineering , geography , agronomy , ecology , psychology , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , psychotherapist , biology
One of the biggest challenges of water management is getting water in the right place at the right time in the right amount. Government agencies and water users are constantly seeking alternative ways to expand the “water pie” during dry times and avoiding flooding during the wet season. One supply‐side alternative being explored in South Florida attempts to control the flow and storage of water through contracts with private landowners in a water farming program known as dispersed water management.